The sparkling scene depicted in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is of the spiral galaxy NGC 5248, located 42 ...

The ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured images of the second-brightest comet to ever pass through its field of view during the spacecraft’s ...

NASA invites the public to virtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System‘s space journey using NASA’s ...

Retired senior scientist and plant physiologist Ray Wheeler has played a vital role in advancing plant research in space.

It is an important and exciting juncture in Mars exploration and astrobiology. This year, the SHERLOC instrument beat the ...

On August 19-20, 53 educators from a diverse set of learning contexts (libraries, K-12 classrooms, 4-H afterschool clubs, ...

The NASA Science Activation program’s NASA eClips project, led by the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), aims to increase Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) literacy and ...

Inspired by the half-human, half-horse creatures that are part of Ancient Greek mythology, the field of astronomy has its own ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian ...

Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of ...

Want to understand how interconnected our planet is—how patterns and events in one place can affect life half a world away?

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a volunteer organization that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States ...